The Western Development Museum announced Monday the cancellation of its major summer events including North Battleford’s Those Were the Days.
Also cancelled are Pion-Era in Saskatoon, the Threshermen's Show & Seniors' Festival in Yorkton, and all of their in-Museum summer camps. Instead, they will hold a virtual summer camp and they are urging people to watch for details on that.
While those events are cancelled completely, Brickspo, a partnership with the Saskatchewan LEGO Users Group in Moose Jaw, is being postponed. Organizers hope the event can take place in some format later in the fall.
The reason for the cancellation is in the interest of staff, volunteers and the visiting public due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. It is also clear that social distancing will need to remain in place even if the WDM re-opens; the WDM is included as part of Phase 4 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.
"These events are important community gatherings and not being able to go ahead with them this year is difficult. However, the safety of our staff, volunteer and visitors is of primary importance." said Joan Kanigan, CEO, in a statement.
